Other conditions Board decisions

The case is being remanded for a video conference hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin condition, finding no evidence of such a condition during active duty and rejecting any presumption based on exposure to Agent Orange. The Board also found that there was insufficient continuity of symptomatology post-service to establish service connection.

The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current skull fracture or nervous disorder to service, and thus denied both claims.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's current foot disability to his in-service cold injury, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection and initial compensable ratings for chronic left ear infections, right ear otitis infections, and onychomycosis. The evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities or entitlement to increased ratings.

The Board found that the February 1978 RO decision denying service connection for Bartholin's cyst and hysterectomy is final. As no new and material evidence was presented, the claim remains denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for prostatitis, finding that his condition did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating since April 19, 2002.

The veteran's intervertebral disc syndrome is not manifested by objective competent evidence of chronic neurological symptomatology, and thus the requirements for a higher rating are not met.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left hand disability is related to his military service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death due to uremia, retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy and metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma. The claim for accrued benefits based on a claim for cancer submitted by the veteran was also denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for TDIU due to his service-connected macular degeneration of the right eye, finding that it does not render him unemployable.

The Board denied service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and denied eligibility for VA home loan guaranty benefits. The appellant argued that enterococcus septicemia, which caused the veteran's death, was related to his service due to previous infections like syphilis.

The veteran's left eye blindness is not considered to be a result of VA treatment, and the Board found no fault on VA's part.

The veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his urethral stricture is being remanded due to the need for additional VA examination and development of medical records.

The Board found that the appellant does not have qualifying service and is therefore not a veteran for purposes of legal entitlement to VA disability benefits.

The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for bilateral keratoconus, finding no new and material evidence. The veteran's personal statements asserting that he developed keratoconus during military service were not considered 'new' as they had been previously addressed.

The veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the issues of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen claims for service connection for fatigue, dementia (claimed as memory loss), and a rating in excess of 40 percent for spondylolysis and degenerative changes of the lumbar spine.,There is no objective indication of chronic gastrointestinal disability. The veteran's claim for service connection for gastrointestinal disability was previously denied due to lack of evidence of current identifiable gastrointestinal disability, and he did not provide new and material evidence to reopen this claim.,The veteran's skin rash is analogous to an unstable scar and his claim for restoration of a 10 percent rating has been granted.

The Board found that the veteran's post-operative umbilical hernia was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board has determined that an initial 10 percent evaluation is warranted for the residuals of stress fractures of both legs, effective from the date of service connection.

The veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of additional evidence. The issues are about his arthritis of the left lower extremity and right thigh contusion.